How to Grow and Care for Chervils

Cow parsley is a short-lived, herbaceous perennial. It can be easily confused with toxic plants such as poison hemlock and fool’s parsley, so it is best avoided. Its close resemblance to these toxic plants gave it another name: mother-die. Cow parsley can be invasive and tends to shade out native grasses. This also increases erosion rates by reducing the number of supportive root structures.

Garden chervil is a tasty herb that has a sweet and peppery flavor that’s liked by many food enthusiasts. It's commonly combined with tarragon and parsley, which are the primary herbs used in French cuisine. Its appearance is fern-like and it has dark green leaves. It was called myrhis in the past because it produces an oil similar to myrrh.

Bur Chervil (Anthriscus caucalis) can be found growing in many lowland environments such as waste ground, farmed fields, roadsides, and grasslands. This plant has a similar appearance to the herb Chervil. Bur Chervil is classed as a weed in California, where it is an introduced species.